Florida has a well-deserved reputation as a haven for debtors. One of the state’s most attractive offerings is Florida’s constitutional exemption of homestead property from forced sale by creditors. Residents of other states who find themselves unable to pay their debts often decide that Florida offers an unbeatable combination of sunshine, beaches and protection from...
During or after a divorce, parents usually move on with their lives. In our mobile society, this often involves a geographical move. The motivations for moving are diverse. Commonly, a divorced parent may want to move to a new community for a new, more rewarding job, to be closer to other family members, or perhaps...
All of us want to keep our litigation expenses at a minimum when we are going through a divorce. Sometimes, however, it pays to spend more to hire a valuation expert. This is frequently true if financial issues involve substantial alimony claims and equitable distribution of high net worth assets. If your divorce is complicated...
In conjunction with naming a Preneed Guardian to care for your minor child in the event of the deaths of both parents, parents with significant assets passing to a minor child will want to plan both for how these assets will be passed to the child and who will be the guardian or caretaker of...
This is not a topic any parent likes to think about. It is, however, every parent’s responsibility to ensure that a plan is in place in case the parents predecease the child. Though many parents have in mind who will likely care for their children in the event of their death, or even have verbal...
If a married couple has accumulated assets, liabilities/debt, or both during their marriage, these assets and liabilities will have to be divided between the divorcing spouses as part of the divorce process. Under Florida law, this property division must be equitable, with a legal presumption that assets and liabilities should be divided equally between the...
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